Hotel Max Inn La Paz

... aka skillful). Turns out the neighbouring teeth were all undamaged.<br><br>She gave me two options - filling for U$S60 or crown for U$S360. I picked crown as surely more expensive = better (and Amex were paying, not me). But crown would have needed me to stay in La Paz until Friday and with a filling I could leave the same day. I´ve already lost all of the week I made up by cutting Chiloe loose (by visiting Potosi and due to stupid Bolivian bus times and so on) so enough said ...

Despite great efforts, it was a relatively early night. Travelling really takes it out of you...plus the altitude, early mornings and lots of trekking around (or riding on a bus), and there is little energy to stay up past 9pm!! <br><br>We had a quick breakfast at the hotel this morning. We had a morning date with some Inca ruins located about 2 hours north of La Paz at a site called Tiahuanaco, and for those intent on seeing some ...

... journey. What I hadn't expected though was that he would take the same road back...Its a lot more hairy sat in a jeep looking over the edge and having to stop and maneuver when something is coming the other way...<br><br>I will let Gill update you all on her needlecraft day some other time. We are now packing to head off to the Amazon so will be out of contact for a week or so.<br>More then P&amp;G<br><br>Travelers Tips:I booked originally with Bside tours who seemed v ...

... been shorting out - maybe the electricity travels through gas vapors or something when it gets hot - I don't know but we pulled out some epoxy and covered the wire and let it dry for a day. We also had a special tool made to put the temperature sensor in the difficult-to-reach area of the engine. We found a part of the city that just has blacksmiths and metal workers and we had one cut a 2mm slit ...

... invading the valley was also unforgettable. The valley itself was nowhere to be recognized behind the thin layer (mostly 2-3 stories houses) of buildings. No square meter had escaped the rush of moving to the capital. Only some big rocks remained without inhabitants, phenomenon best observed at night when the latter became black holes on a shiny carpet.<br><br>Whether it was the spirit of conserving the original reddish colour of the hills (I doubt that people that throw PETs ...

... Quilotoa. The route itself runs through local towns and some dramatic countryside &#8211; which was very dry and barren. To to do this route by bus takes 2-3 days by bus , if you can find them or wish to risk them. The land and people are poor, farm work is manual and the crop they grow are then taken down to market to trade for other produce including animals. Their homes are single rooms where the whole family live and eat, cooking from a single fire stove, the roof made from ...

... side of an active volcano, Pinchincha, for about 15 minutes. It lets you off in front of various cafes and shops (of course). From here you can continue on a 3 hour hike to the top of the volcano. Me and Zac went with 6 other students from the school. The views during the ride were amazing. You can almost see the entire city. It is shaped like a long rectangle that seems to continue forever. From those views it is evident how densely ...

... with dreams of finishing the building they have started and adding more property (which really is not much, but when you have no funds, you must rely on God!)<br> Dinner tonight at a nice Italian restaurant. We are tired, friends, and the beds are calling. Altitude (we're above 9,000 feet) doesn't help. Tomorrow we will tour the old city (founded around 1534), do a little more tourist activity, and catch that 11:30 flight home.<br> Rest assured your men are ready to make it home!<br>

... now and caught the public bus there (which was pretty stinky and crowded but we came out with all our belongings, so not that bad). It was a funny little tourist spot where they had both the original spot that they had thought was the equator by following the sun, and then also another spot where the equator actually is ...

... disheveled hair. My initial thought was to cut the mane into the classic Argentinian mullet, to further acclimatize myself to the south. After some deliberation, I concluded that A) mullet is not el mismo en espanol, B) business in front, party in back might not translate well 3) I didn´t really want a mullet. After that idea was scratched, i went out to look for the right person to lower my ears. It was a bit difficult with that many options, but i opted ...